Huge verdict in favor of girl injured at birth

Jury returns $144 million award in birth injury case

Attorney Geoffrey N. Fieger said Dr. Andrew Jay Halperin should have known that Kimberly A. VanSlembrouck’s baby was going to be big. He should have known that the baby was too big to risk a vaginal birth, and he should have called for a Caesarean section.
An Oakland County Circuit Court jury agreed, and awarded $144 ...